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Vialli's career started in 1980; he played for Cremonese, Sampdoria, and Juventus, winning scudetto with the latter two clubs. He also won the Champions League with Juve in 1996. Gianluca moved to Premiership club Chelsea in 1997 and spent his last three years as a player there scoring 40 goals in 83 appearances. 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Unione Sportiva Cremonese is an Italian football club, based in Cremona. ... U.C. Sampdoria is a football club based in Genoa, Italy. ... Juventus Football Club (Latin for Youth, pronounced yoo-VEHN-toos) is one of Italys oldest and most successful football clubs, based in Turin. ... Serie A is the top division of the Italian Football League, the highest football league in Italy. ... The Champions League logo The UEFA Champions League is an annual club football competition for Europes most successful clubs. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Premiership may refer to: The FA Premier League, Englands highest-level competition in football (soccer) In Australian rules football (and the AFL) a premiership refers to the title won during a particular year. ... Chelsea Football Club (also known as the Blues, previously known as the Pensioners, a reference to the Chelsea pensioners), founded in 1905, is a Premier League football team that plays at the Stamford Bridge football ground in south-west London. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Vialli became a player-manager for Chelsea after Ruud Gullit was fired in 1998, and stayed on with the club until 2000. He became one of the club's most successful managers, winning the Worthington Cup and UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1998 and the FA Cup in 2000. His team also finished third in the Premiership in 1999, just four points behind champions Manchester United in what was Chelsea's highest league finish for 29 years. The following season saw them reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League in their debut appearance, the highlight of which was a 3-1 victory over FC Barcelona, although they were eventually knocked out on aggregate by the same side. He was surprisingly sacked five games into the 2000-01 season, after an indifferent start. Gullit was captain of the Netherlands team that won the 1988 European Football Championship Ruud Gullit (born September 1, 1962) was a Dutch star football player of the 80s and 90s. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition. ... The Cup Winners Cup was a football club competition between the winners of the European domestic cup competitions. ... The FA Cup - this is the fourth trophy, in use since 1992, and identical in design to the third trophy introduced in 1911. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Manchester United Football Club is an English football club, based at Old Trafford Football Ground in Manchester, Lancashire. ... The Champions League logo The UEFA Champions League is an annual club football competition for Europes most successful clubs. ... FC Barcelona is a polideportivo in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. ...

He then took up an offer to manage First Division club Watford in 2001-02. Despite making wholesale and expensive changes to the playing and coaching staff, the Hertfordshire side finished an unimpressive 14th and Vialli was sacked after just one year. Following this, he was drawn into a lengthy dispute with the club over the payment of the remainder of his contract.[1] From 1889 until 1992, this was the highest division overall of organized football in England. ... Watford Football Club is an English Football League team located in Watford, Hertfordshire. ... Hertfordshire (pronounced Hartfordshire and abbreviated as Herts) is an inland county in the United Kingdom, officially part of the East of England Government region. ...

Vialli was part of Italy's third place finish at the 1990 World Cup and earned 59 caps, scoring 16 goals for his country. He also played in the 1986 World Cup and Euro 88. The 1990 Football World Cup was designated by FIFA in 1984 to be held in Italy, making it the second country to host the event two times. ... The 1986 Football World Cup was held in Mexico from May 31 to June 29. ... Ruud Gullit lifts the trophy after winning the cup with the Netherlands The 1988 European Football Championship (Euro 88) final tournament was held at West Germany. ...

Today Vialli works as TV football commentator for Sky Italia. Television is a telecommunication system for broadcasting and receiving moving pictures and sound over a distance. ... Sky Italia is an Italian subscription television platform owned by News Corporation. ...

Timeline

1980: Signs for local club Cremonese, but his first full season is unspectacular with just five goals in 31 appearances. Unione Sportiva Cremonese is an Italian football club, based in Cremona. ...

1984: After scoring 10 goals for Cremonese, is signed by Sampdoria. Makes it into double figures for six out of eight seasons at the Genoa-based side.

1985: Wins Italian Cup with Sampdoria. Repeats feat in 1988 and 1989. Makes debut for Italy, against Poland. The Coppa Italia (Italian Cup) is a Italian footballs annual cup competition. ...

1986: Included in Italy squad for Mexico World Cup finals.

1990: Sampdoria win European Cup Winners' Cup with Vialli scoring twice. Plays in Italian team who finish third in World Cup.

1991: Sampdoria win Italian championship. Vialli is Serie A's top scorer with 16 goals.

1992: Plays in European Cup final, but finishes on losing side against Barcelona at Wembley. Juventus pay a world record £12.5million to bring him to Turin. FC Barcelona is a polideportivo in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. ... Old Wembley Stadium (1923-2000) Wembley Stadium is a football stadium in Wembley, London, England, which is currently being rebuilt. ...

1993: Wins UEFA Cup with Juventus, beating Borussia Dortmund in final. UEFA Cup logo The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams. ... Borussia Dortmund (full name Ballspiel-Verein Borussia 1909 e. ...

1994: Left out of Italy's 1994 World Cup squad by Arrigo Sacchi. Famously says he will be supporting Brazil. The 1994 Football World Cup held in the USA was won by Brazil who beat Italy 3-2 on penalty kicks after the game and extra time ended 0-0. ... Arrigo Sacchi (born 1 April 1946 at Fusignano) is a former manager of the Italy national football team (1991 - 1996), and twice manager of A.C. Milan (1987 - 1990, 1996 - 1997). ...

1995: Juventus win League and Cup double with 16 goals from Vialli. Scores spectacular goal in second leg of UEFA Cup final against Parma, but Juventus lose. Voted World Player of the Year, but wins european player of the year award. Parma Football Club (formerly Parma Associazione Calcio) is an Italian football club based in Parma, nicknamed the Gialloblu. ...

1996: Skippers Juventus to victory in the 1996 European Cup final in his last game for the club. Joins Chelsea on a free transfer in the summer for $1million a year after rejecting offer from Rangers. Makes Premiership debut in goalless draw with Southampton. Scores first goal for Chelsea against Coventry. Rangers Football Club is a football club from Glasgow, Scotland which plays in the Scottish Premier League. ... Southampton Football Club (originally St. ... Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues due to the traditional colour of their strip (which itself is sky blue in honour of the sky blue cloth traditionally made in the city), are a football team based in Coventry, England. ...

1997: Feud develops with Ruud Gullit as he is regularly left out of the starting line-up. Wins FA Cup winners' medal after coming on as 89th minute substitute in 2-0 final victory over Middlesbrough. Promises to give up smoking in a bid to win a regular place in the Chelsea line-up. Scores four goals in 6-0 drubbing of Barnsley, but starts only four of the first 10 games of the season. Sent off against Blackburn in Coca-Cola Cup after elbowing Stephane Henchoz. Scores hat-trick against Norwegian side Tromso in the Cup Winners' Cup, but does not play in next three games. Gullit was captain of the Netherlands team that won the 1988 European Football Championship Ruud Gullit (born September 1, 1962) was a Dutch star football player of the 80s and 90s. ... Barnsley Football Club are an English football league team, based in the town of Barnsley and nicknamed the Tykes. ... Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. ... The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition. ... Stéphane Henchoz (born September 7, 1974 in Billens, Switzerland) is a Swiss international footballer who is a defender with Celtic in Glasgow. ... Tromsø I.L. is a Norwegian football club founded in 1920, from the city of Tromsø. // History 1920-1939: The pre-war years The club was founded on September 15, 1920, and given the name Tromsø Turnforenings Fotballag (Tromsø Gymnastics Associations Football Team), or Turn for short. ...

1998: Appointed Chelsea player-manager after Gullit is sacked. Leads team to Cup Winners' Cup and League Cup success. Chelsea finish 4th in the Premiership.

1999: Chelsea finish 3rd in the Premiership having topped the table at Christmas and been challenging for most of the season. Qualify for the Champions League. Knocked out of the Cup Winners' Cup in the semi-finals. Scores 10 goals in 20 games. Plays (and scores) in his final game for the club in a 2-1 win against Derby County. Derby County Football Clubis an Englishfootballclub based in Derby, currently playing in the Football League Championship. ...

2000: Under Vialli, Chelsea reach the Champions League quarter-finals and win the FA Cup but finish a disappointing 5th in the Premiership. Win Charity Shield against Manchester United at the start of the following season. Sacked after the team win just 1 of their opening 5 league games. The FA Community Shield (formerly the Charity Shield) is an English association football trophy. ... Manchester United Football Club is an English football club, based at Old Trafford Football Ground in Manchester, Lancashire. ...

2001: Takes a Uefa coaching course. Appointed manager of First Division Watford. Sacked the following June after the club finish 14th despite heavy investment in players and staff. UEFA logo The Union of European Football Associations, almost always referred to by the acronym UEFA (pronounced you-AY-fuh), is the administrative and controlling body for European football. ... June is the sixth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with a length of 30 days The month is named after the Roman goddess Juno, wife of Jupiter and equivalent to the Greek goddess Hera. ...